Jerry Bruckheimer’s TV Production Company Ends 15-Year Deal With Warner Bros
Jerry Bruckheimer‘s TV production company has ended its 15-year exclusive partnership with Warner Bros. Television, TheWrap has learned. Bruckheimer TV is expected to go independent through investors....
View ArticleChris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon to Saddle Up for War Drama ‘Horse Soldiers’
Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon are set to headline Black Label Media’s “Horse Soldiers,” TheWrap has learned. The movie follows true-life story of a small band of U.S. special forces soldiers who...
View Article‘Enemy of the State’ Sequel Series in the Works at ABC
ABC is developing a sequel series to the 1998 Will Smith big-screen thriller “Enemy of the State,” TheWrap has learned. The movie starred Smith as a lawyer targeted by a corrupt politician and the NSA...
View ArticleJerry Bruckheimer’s ‘American Gigolo’ TV Adaptation Lands at Showtime
Jerry Bruckheimer and Paramount TV’s “American Gigolo” series adaptation has landed at Showtime. The adaptation, based on the 1980 movie starring Richard Gere as a male escort, will be written by Neil...
View ArticleJustin Bieber ‘Finally’ Scores in NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout, Cuba...
The starting lineups for the NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout read like a guest list for the Emmys, Oscars or Grammy Awards — with a few Stanley Cup-winning hockey players thrown in the mix. Justin...
View ArticleInside Paramount’s Shakeup: Why Brad Grey Is Out, and Who Could Replace Him
As veteran executive Brad Grey prepares to step down from the top job at Paramount Pictures, who will take the reins at Viacom’s legendary studio, and how will they right a ship carrying $445 million...
View ArticleTom Cruise Confirms ‘Top Gun 2': ‘It Is Definitely Happening’
Appearing on the Australian morning chat show “Sunrise” to promote his upcoming movie “The Mummy,” Tom Cruise confirmed that a sequel to the 1986 Tony Scott-directed blockbuster “Top Gun” is...
View ArticleDisney CEO on ‘Pirates’ Ransom Scheme: ‘We Were Not Hacked’
Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger on Thursday refuted reports that studio was hacked. “To our knowledge we were not hacked,” Iger told Yahoo Finance. “We had a threat of a hack of a movie being stolen....
View Article‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’ Sets Sail With $5.5 Million at Thursday Box Office
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” set sail with an impressive $5.5 million at the Thursday previews. In comparison, 2011’s “On Stranger Tides” earned $4.7 million from midnight...
View ArticleTom Cruise Reveals Title for ‘Top Gun’ Sequel
Tom Cruise has revealed the title for the “Top Gun” sequel: “Top Gun: Maverick.” In an interview with Access Hollywood, he said, “I didn’t want a number,” he said. “You don’t need a number.” He also...
View Article‘Pirates’ Producer Jerry Bruckheimer Under Fire From PETA Over Vomiting...
PETA is sick to its stomach over reports that a monkey repeatedly puked on the set of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.” And now they’re calling on producer Jerry Bruckheimer to not...
View ArticleTom Cruise Teases There ‘May Be a Volleyball’ in ‘Top Gun’ Sequel
The title for the “Top Gun” sequel was just revealed last week, and now star Tom Cruise is teasing snippets from the upcoming movie, including whether fans will get to see an epic volleyball rematch....
View ArticleTom Cruise ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Gets Release Date From Paramount
A sequel to Tom Cruise’s fighter pilot classic “Top Gun” will hit theaters two summers from now. Paramount will release the film on July 12, 2019. The film will go head-to-head with Disney’s...
View ArticleJerry Bruckheimer TV Signs Overall Deal With CBS Television Studios
Jerry Bruckheimer Television has signed a three-year overall deal with CBS Television Studios, TheWrap has learned. Bruckheimer’s company previously produced “CSI” and its spinoffs “CSI: Miami,” “CSI:...
View ArticleCommon to Lead Starz ‘Black Samurai’ Series From Jerry Bruckheimer, RZA
Starz is developing an adaptation of the “Black Samurai” book series starring Common, with Jerry Bruckheimer and RZA executive producing. The action-drama project from Jerry Bruckheimer Television is...
View ArticleClive Owen in Talks to Join Will Smith in Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’
Clive Owen is in talks to join Will Smith in Ang Lee’s upcoming clone assassin movie “Gemini Man” for Paramount and Skydance, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap. Owen’s role...
View ArticleJerry Bruckheimer’s ‘Bad Boys’ TV Spinoff Starring Gabrielle Union Gets NBC...
Jerry Bruckheimer’s “Bad Boys” TV spinoff starring Gabrielle Union has landed a pilot order from NBC, TheWrap has learned. The drama sees Union reprise her role as DEA agent Syd Burnett from 2003’s...
View ArticleHow Gabrielle Union Broke Back Into Action Movies on Her Terms
In 2003, Gabrielle Union was convinced she was on her way to becoming the next big female action star. She had released both “Bad Boys II,” a follow up to the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence franchise...
View ArticlePGA Awards Moves Up Date for 2020 Awards Show
The Producers Guild of America on Monday announced the date for its annual awards show — January 18 in Los Angeles — marking the earliest the ceremony will have ever been held, save for 2004 when it...
View ArticleRina Mimoun Signs Overall Deal With CBS TV Studios
CBS TV Studios has signed writer-producer Rina Mimoun to an overall deal. Mimoun already has a pair of projects, one with CBS and one with The CW, set up for this development season. The CBS project,...
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